2004 VLXs!!!

RiDeThaBU · Outlaw Joined: 10 Feb 2003 Posts: 142 City: Natick, Mass

lets see em guys...poppa dukes just ordered up ours!! cant wait till the snow leaves and all the lakes unfreeze!!!

NHeckerson · Outlaw Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 104 City: Manhattan

Here is an '04 from a Malibu ad.

Mike O · Soul Rider Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 416 City: KINGSPORT

I ordered that exact boat and custom trailer! Will arrive mid March! Mr. Green

Shawn Madison · Posted: Jan 31, 2004 10:18 pm Post subject:

Mike O, Me too! Atleast there will be two in the area! Mr. Green

Mike O · Soul Rider Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 416 City: KINGSPORT

Shawn, Great minds think alike! ALL the same? I am gettin the custom trailer that Josh has been getting like the red/black lsv, moonbeam main/light graphite accent interior, WB Pro, fiberglass platform, 3 heater, flip bolster, stainless tips, Illusion X, bimini, carpet insert, cleats, docking lights, and we are doing the stereo here from Traffic Jams. When did you order? I am so excited! Laughing

Sell your other boat already?

jeffrey_25 · Addict Joined: 05 Oct 2003 Posts: 811

Won't the black be brutal to keep clean from water spots?

NHeckerson · Outlaw Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 104 City: Manhattan

vinegar/water mix and water spots are no problem.

WakeNup · Outlaw Joined: 11 Jun 2003 Posts: 171 City: South Carolina

Here is a pic of an 04 with a graphite and moonbeam interior......

peca · Addict Joined: 10 Aug 2003 Posts: 640 City: Mt. Pocono, PA

should i go with these colors or would they be too much maintenence?

peca · Addict Joined: 10 Aug 2003 Posts: 640 City: Mt. Pocono, PA

by the way it is an '04 don't know if that would make a difference or not though?

Mike O · Soul Rider Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 416 City: KINGSPORT

Same color scheme for 04 as 03. That's an 03 with 04 graphics. It's a smokin looking boat in person! The dealer where that boat came from has one just like it only it's blue instead of black and it also looks pretty killer! Who you buying from?

peca · Addict Joined: 10 Aug 2003 Posts: 640 City: Mt. Pocono, PA

a local boat shop around here. he's actually a guy on this website.. gave us a really good deal.

WakeboarderDJ · Posted: Feb 07, 2004 1:02 pm Post subject:

WakeNup, Who did you order yout boat from? I am here in NC and looking at ordering a new 04, but can't seem to find anyone to give me a deal... What does the trailer look like also? What did it set you back also?

orzech · Posted: Feb 07, 2004 8:12 pm Post subject:

dayuum, those are nice baots and trailers. The trailers are rollin on 20's. hahah, those rims though reaqlly set off the trailers to make them look hot.

Beerman · Newbie Joined: 14 Oct 2003 Posts: 21 City: Austin

Here is a link to our new toy...'04 VLX, all the goodies. Stereo is in process...

http://www.altussystems.com/boat/

Mike O · Soul Rider Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 416 City: KINGSPORT

WakeboarderDJ you should check out www.shadrack.com in Bristol, TN. Not really that far away! We got the hookup! Wink

jnking · Newbie Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 39 City: Mebane, NC

WakeboarderDJ, have you tried Switch Stance - Pro Marine in Gibsonville, NC? I just ordered an '04 WS 21 XTI with them and got a pretty good deal. Also, check out the endofropegang.com forum since you are in NC.

WakeboarderDJ · Posted: Feb 11, 2004 12:12 pm Post subject:

jnking, Thanks, I am going to see them at the boat show here in Raleigh in a couple of weeks. I am also looking at the Master Craft X2 now. I talked with the people in Raleigh and the guy there told me that he would beat any deal that I got from Malibu, just to get my business. They have a clean shop and the service there is Awesome, due to a friend of mine that has a MC and they come to his place each year and pick up his boat and take it back to the shop and winterize it and then bring it back. He does have the option of shrink wrap, but he has a shelter. Soooo my delima now is between the 2 boats. I like the Malibu better, however, when we are talking money... Deals talk, and Bull$h!+ walks! I just found ENDOFROPEGANG.COM... Would love to hook up with them sometime and hit the lake!

NHeckerson · Outlaw Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 104 City: Manhattan

I never get the we'll beat any deal. It is easy to beat someone's deal when it is out there to see, it takes a real man to throw down his lowest offer right of the bat. You could probably get the Malibu dealer to match any of the MC dealers deals as well.

WakeboarderDJ · Posted: Feb 11, 2004 4:49 pm Post subject:

NHeckerson, I hear you on the deal theory, but since both of them will be int he same building for the weekend, I will just haggle them down and down since they will be parked next to each other in the Arena. That way no driving all over the place and I can get what I want. I am going to tell them both that I am buying a boat that day so they better cut me a great deal. Plus the fact that I am paying cash for the boat should help out a lot also with out the financing crap they have to go through. but one thing for sure that I am going to do is have the dealer, who ever I buy from, put everything down that we discuss in writing and signed it by both of us so there is no backing out or any hearsay crap like I have heard from some of the threads posted here. A signed contract is worth more to me than a verbal saying and a handshake. Like the old saying when I was in the Army, In God we trust, all others sign contract!

NHeckerson · Outlaw Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 104 City: Manhattan

Actually, in my experience, boat dealers would rather you finance than pay cash, at least the ones I've talked to in this area. Good to have them next to each other though, that could make for an interesting day! Wink

WakeNup · Outlaw Joined: 11 Jun 2003 Posts: 171 City: South Carolina

Cash or Finance, to a dealer it really doesn't matter. He gets a check for the boat the same day reguardless of which one you do. It's not like he is lending you the money. I don't see all this "I want a better deal cause I'm paying cash". Everyone that pays cash always says that but it is just as easy to get a bank check from a loan as it is cash.

Beerman · Newbie Joined: 14 Oct 2003 Posts: 21 City: Austin

In the car industry they want you to finance, the bank throws the dealer a percent of the interest for using them. The number flutuates depending on the relationship with the lender. My guess is that the boating world is probably doing that as well. If they are, they would rather you finance to get a few extra bucks...

NHeckerson · Outlaw Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 104 City: Manhattan

Same in the boat industry with the dealers I have seen, they get a % of finance.

byzaa · Posted: Feb 13, 2004 2:21 am Post subject:

i neva used to like all black boats but now i recon that they are the way to go, i think when we update our 03' tige 22v i'll try and influence my dad to get an all black boat, we only just got SAN's out here in Aus so i'm pretty keen on one of them, i've only ever heard good things about SAN's however i do think my tige is a brilliant boat

domin8 · Posted: Feb 16, 2004 7:49 pm Post subject:

has body out htere just got their bboat from a recent boat show ? Were you able to beat them down from the show price ?

Mike O · Soul Rider Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 416 City: KINGSPORT

04 VLX ! How bout it Todd! Mine will be done next week!

91Excel · Newbie Joined: 20 Aug 2003 Posts: 33 City: TableRock Lake

Mike, It would have been a tough one, if they would of had ole blue when we picked up ours!!! I don't remember if I said it or not but Congrats on the new BU, post some picks of her when she comes home!!!

See Ya, Todd

Mike O · Soul Rider Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 416 City: KINGSPORT

Bump!

jeffrey_25 · Addict Joined: 05 Oct 2003 Posts: 811

Mike O, isn't that an LSV?

peca · Addict Joined: 10 Aug 2003 Posts: 640 City: Mt. Pocono, PA

yeah you can't get those graphics unless it is a 23 footer

jeffrey_25 · Addict Joined: 05 Oct 2003 Posts: 811

Phew! The graphics were a MINOR reason but a reason nonetheless to go for an LSV. We wanted the VLX with the LSV graphics but the dealer said the hull of the boat isn't big enough to fit the "bubble" on.

Mike O · Soul Rider Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 416 City: KINGSPORT

DUH! I made a stupid! Wrong boat! Embarassed

jeffrey_25 · Addict Joined: 05 Oct 2003 Posts: 811

Don't worry about it Mike. It's a sweet boat so thanks for the pic. It's now the background on my computer.

Mike O · Soul Rider Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 416 City: KINGSPORT

She just got finished!